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Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain his soul. He promises to protect a young girl named Rin and help her avenge her parents, who were killed by a group of master swordsmen led by ruthless warrior Anotsu. The mission will change Manji in ways he could never imagine... the 100th film by master director TAKASHI MIIKE.

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A very admirable and earnest adaptation of an incredible manga. I started reading the manga when it was first published as a full-size comic book by Dark Horse around 1996 all the way til it's end run a few years ago. I always thought a live-action adaptation would be impossible due to the ultra-violence, complexity of characters and, ofcourse, the sheer length.

I guess i shouldn't be surprised that the legendary Takashi Miike would find a way to adapt it. I won't get too into the story and what/who was cut out because it's pointless to talk about in an adaptation like this. The important thing is that it got the point across. Overall, i found the movie very good. The costumes and weapons are spot on perfect. Most of the casting looks just like the manga (in particular Shira, Anotsu, and Magatsu) and the fight choreography is accurate right down to the story panels and the characters' classic poses and mannerisms. Manji didn't quite look like i imagined him but his portrayal was excellent. He had ALL the same mannerisms and even struck the same iconic poses throughout the movie. The attention to detail and being faithful to the characters was very much appreciated.

Although this is a very bloody and violent movie, it still does not reach the sheer artistic and beautiful bloodbath of the manga. i guess trying to replicate crazy splash page death scenes w/ CGI would look awful so for that i am very thankful. Highly recommended to any chanbara fans. You will probably enjoy it more if you have never read the manga before. Now if only someone would do a true faithful adaptation as a 4-5 season series...

This was an outrageous, viscerally physical, crazy movie. Blade of the Immortal was awesome-sauce. It rocked. Kimura Takuya, who plays the main, one-eyed more or less okay swordsman main character is usually a pretty boy. He became famous as a member of Smap! One of the most famous boy bands in modern Japan. It was very cool to see him play the tired, worn-down, stumbling and blood-spattered part. But be warned. There is alot of blood and gore. This is mostly a movie where the main character takes on various samurai and assassins and kills them. Sometimes body parts get hacked off and reattached (there is an element of magic in this one that allows certain warriors to be immortal). My Tokyo-boy husband loved seeing all the super-famous Japanese actor cameos in this one. You definitely have to be in the right mood to see Blade of the Immortal, but you won’t regret it.

Word of advice, I love Japanese-made samurai movies. So my comments may be biased. Anyway Japanese movie producers create 'em like no other because of the acting, setting, actors, and the realistic fighting scenes. Anyway, my wife and I watched this on Amazon Video on the week it came out. My attention was hooked on it from the moment it started due to the story line and the constant flow of action on the screen. My wife always falls asleep on movies that have lots of action; however, on this, she stayed up--following the story line to the end.

Really enjoyed this. Big fan of the manga. That said, this winning film has an energetic liveliness that was a joy to behold. Lots of fun seeing the characters jump from pencil drawings to live adaption. Not quite a simple tale of action - there's creepiness to the bloodworms, some of the villains, and frequent gore.

Great AAA production. Good story. It has more focus on glam and action rather than history, but it isn't your run of the mill action movie. Not for those who can't stand blood and gore. Lots of action with bloody consequences.

I'm a fan of both the mugen no jyuunin manga and kimutaku . . . total win-win!!! Never really thought about it before but he was perfect for Manji! Haven't seen him do this much intensive sword action even in his previous chanbara movies before and he makes it look awesome. As expected, being an awesome dancer can translate to awesome fighting moves on the silver screen. They did a good job compacting the story into a movie-length feature. The only downside, I thought the actress playing Rin was more annoying than endearing so that didn't work for me. Still, very enjoyable, overall.